22 May 1985 (San Francisco, premiere)
24 May 1985 (United States)
12 June 1985 (London, premiere)
13 June 1985 (United Kingdom)
A View to a Kill is a 1985 spy film and the fourteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and both the seventh and the last to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from Ian Fleming's short story "From a View to a Kill", the film has an entirely original screenplay. In A View to a Kill, Bond is pitted against Max Zorin, who plans to destroy California's Silicon Valley.
The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who also wrote the screenplay with Richard Maibaum. It was the third James Bond film to be directed by John Glen, and the last to feature Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny.
Despite receiving mostly mixed reviews from critics, who frequently took umbrage with the effects of Moore's advanced age on his performance, it was a commercial success, with the Duran Duran theme song "A View to a Kill" performing well in the charts, becoming the only theme song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Song.
Storyline[]
After recovering a microchip from the body of a deceased colleague in Russia, British secret agent James Bond (Roger Moore) discovers that the technology has the potential for sinister applications. Investigating further, Bond is led to Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), the head of Zorin Industries. Soon Agent 007 faces off against the villainous Zorin and his tough Amazonian bodyguard, May Day (Grace Jones), who are scheming to cause massive destruction that will eliminate the competition.
Sound Effects Used[]
- CINESOUND - EXPLOSION TYPE 2/SoundDogs, Explosions Fires - Explosion; Big Cannon Shot Explodes-Distortes. Nsg
- CINESOUND - EXPLOSION TYPE 12
- CINESOUND GLASS BREAK 01
- CINESOUND GUNSHOT 01
- CINESOUND MALE SCREAM 01
- CINESOUND MALE SCREAM 03
- Cinesound Spotlight Flashing Sound
- Disney - CHIP BOILING
- Disney - HERBIE HORNS
- Dumbo Hiccup
- SoundDogs, Impact Crash - Metal pact; Metal Scrape & pact-Car Crash
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (H-B)
- WB CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM, LONG
Image Gallery[]
- A View to a Kill (1985)/Image Gallery